Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In the book Of Mice and Men, loneliness occurs multiple times throughout which causes many conflicts. There are different reasons that the characters are lonely and by the end of the novel, it shows how it has affected them. It gets into why each character is lonely and their story. Truly understanding what each character has been through is the complicated part. Has loneliness taken over?
When reading this novel, the first characters that are introduced is George and Lennie. Now, even though they have their friendship, the reader can infer that George is lonely. He is always having to take care of Lennie and his mistakes. This leaves no time for himself. George hasn’t had the opportunity to find that special person in his life to make him happy. Linnie is content with just having George in his life. As the reader gets deeper into the novel, it’s evident that George wants more than just Linnie. The loneliness

Curley is another character that shows loneliness throughout the novel. Even though she is married, the reader can tell that there is something missing. She is always flirting with other men to try and fill that loneliness. Her husband is loving but doesn’t give much attention to her. That’s what she is looking for out of someone. Curley, her husband, shows loneliness as well. Throughout the whole book, he is trying to catch his wife cheating on him. This shows that the relationship isn’t good for either one of them as they are both just as lonely as they were before.
The loneliest character of them all is Crooks. To start off with, he lives by himself and doesn’t like to associate with anyone around the ranch. He is accustomed to pushing people away. As an example, he states, “You got no right to come in my room. This here’s my room. Nobody got any right in here but me.” (Steinbeck, Chapter 4) Crooks doesn’t want anyone. He hasn’t had anyone there in so long that now he doesn’t accept people into his life. That is what makes him the loneliest